Mann

See also: mann, Mànn, and männ

English

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Mann

1. A surname​.
2. Isle of Man

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *man-. Compare English, Dutch, and West Frisian man, Danish mand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [man]

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• Homophone: man
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

Mann m ‎(genitive Mannes or Manns, plural Männer or Mann or Mannen, diminutive Männchen n or Männlein n, feminine Männin)

1. man, male human being
   • 2007, Anton Schiefner, edited by Hartmut Walravens, Übersetzungen aus dem tibetischen Kanhjur. Beiträge zur Buddhismuskunde und zur zentralasiatischen Märchenforschung, Harrasowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, p. 25 and 29:

     Da er ihn nicht in der Sonne aber auch nicht im Schatten bringen lassen sollte, befahl er dem Manne, den Topf an die Spitze eines Stockes zu binden und mit einem dünnen Gewande zu bedecken.

     Dem Manne aber sagte er: [...]

2. husband

Usage notes

• The normal plural is Männer, which can be used in all contexts and, nowadays, is used exclusively in contexts other than the following.

• The unchanged plural Mann is sometimes used after numerals. It means "men" as a measure for size or strength of a group, rather than individuals. For example: Mit drei Mann können wir den Schrank heben – "With three people we can lift the cupboard." Military or police personnel, team members, demonstrators, and the like, are often counted using this unchanged plural. This may actually include women.

• The plural Mannen is now rare and poetic. It usually means a group of men, often soldiers, under the command or leadership of somebody, e.g. Cäsars Mannen ("Caesar's men"). It is sometimes heard in sports jargon, e.g. die Mannen von Trainer XY ("coach XY's men").

Declension

Declension of Mann

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mann	die	Männer
genitive	eines	des	Mannes, Manns	der	Männer
dative	einem	dem	Mann, Manne1	den	Männern
accusative	einen	den	Mann	die	Männer

¹now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

• (husband) Ehemann, Gemahl

Antonyms

• (by gender) Frau f
• (in marriage) Frau f, Ehefrau f
• (by age) Junge m, Knabe m, Bub m, Bube m (chiefly Swiss and Austrian)

Hypernyms

• (man) Mensch
• (husband) Ehepartner

Derived terms

Bergmann Blödmann Buhmann Ehemann Fährmann Feuerwehrmann Froschmann Gefolgsmann Geschäftsmann Hampelmann Hauptmann

Kaufmann mannbar Männchen Männeken Männergesellschaft Männerkleider mannhaft männlich Mannschaft

mannstoll Mustermann Neumann Putzmann Sandmann Seemann Schneemann Schutzmann Wassermann Weidmann

Related terms

• männiglich
• Mensch

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German Low German

Etymology

Cognate to German Mann, English man.

Noun

Mann m (plural Mannslüüd or Manns, depending primarily on dialect)

1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) man ((adult) male human)
2. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) short for Ehemann: husband

Antonyms

• Ehfro
• Fro
• Frominsch
• Froonsminsch
• Fruu (Fru)
• Frugensminsch
• Fruminsch
• Fruunsminsch
• Wief

Derived terms

• Bumann
• Ehmann
• Mann in de Tünn!
• Mannsminsch
• Mensch
• Minsch
• Timmermann

Related terms

• Deern
• Diern
• Ehlüüd
• Ehpoor
• Familie
• Jung
• Jungdeern
• Jungkeerl
• Keerl
• Kerl
• Kind
• Oll
• Öllern
• Ollsch
• Ool
• Oolsch

See also

• Plauttdietsch: Maunn (Maun)

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑn/
• Rhymes: -ɑn
• Homophone: mann

Noun

Mann m ‎(plural Männer)

1. man (male human)
2. husband

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Pennsylvania German

Noun

Mann

1. man